Newbery's the King of the Mountain

HE LAY sprawled on the hot roads of Ballarat on lap 36 of Wednesday's criterium, but nothing could stop Dylan Newbery from claiming his throne atop the mountain.

Newbery, a product of the Fraser Coast Cycling Club who now rides for Mobius BridgeLane, claimed the King of the Mountain and sprint jerseys in Sunday's elite men's road race at the Cycling Australia Road National Championships.

Alex Edmondson won, just one second ahead of Maryborough rider and 2017 Tour de France debutant Jay McCarthy.